Mexico City vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$663	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	66	29
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 157% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4206th and 8495th ($1288 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Liberia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 4184th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Monrovia

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	Mexico City	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$2816

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486